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[Q] Themers Please help - Which xml in the dialer governs the text and shadow colors?

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I'm looking to edit the the number colors and their shadow colors on my numeric buttons, but, I don't know which xml it's in, and don't want to change out 5 one by one to test and see. If anyone knows that'd be great.
What I hate about this apk, is that the text and shadow color for the call button are made blatant in one of the xmls, and the text color for the call buttons is like where's waldo.

You mean like this?!?!?!?
literally just finished this mod. high xml mod count until found it. >.<

To complete this mod you use apktool to decompile HtcDialer.apk.
Once there, in the values folder, there will be a file called styles.xml.
Inside styles.xml on line 194 starts the settings for the dialer buttons.
Change the text color on line 196 from black (color_0_0_0) to white (color_255_255_255).
A bit further down on line 200 is the shadow color. Flip that from white to black. Or whatever if you want red highlight.
Before you finish, there is another set you have to change for the "zero" button. Line 218.
From here you can change the letters on the dialer buttons as well. I think you can take it from there.
Then just save the file, rebuild with apktool, drop your other pngs in there, and sign.
Clear dalvik cache, flash, and you are good to go!
Remember when I asked this? LOL so much trial and error but finally WIN!

I don't remember you asking or anything, but thanks.

Another question. After I recompile this to push it through, do I sign it?

Yes you will have to sign the apk. If you look in the built apk, it is missing the meta inf folder. In turn, missing certs.

_Burst_ said:
You mean like this?!?!?!?
literally just finished this mod. high xml mod count until found it. >.<
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Can you post your zip or files? I really like the black

Hey burst, my next questiois, where do I mod the colors for the star and pound signs? I got the number and 0 buttons how I want them but it didn't edit those two
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TJDuckett said:
Hey burst, my next questiois, where do I mod the colors for the star and pound signs? I got the number and 0 buttons how I want them but it didn't edit those two
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They are pngs in HTC res.
Theme is already released but I have a couple more things to change.
Known as PlurStarAlpha.
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/evo-theme-files/(burst)-plurstar-test/

NICE JOB _Burst_ .... I have been searching for that
Thanks

_Burst_ said:
They are pngs in HTC res.
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Thanks. blahblahblah+10

Muuuuch better:

nice.
voicemail icon is a png also.
On to the next project!

_Burst_ said:
nice.
voicemail icon is a png also.
On to the next project!
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Why would you not say where the png is located? That'd actually help
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Since burst has "dissapeared", is there anyone who knows where the png for the voicemail icon under the number one is?

TJDuckett said:
Since burst has "dissapeared", is there anyone who knows where the png for the voicemail icon under the number one is?
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Lol. You want me to spoon feed you everything?
I think the png is in the dialer apk. If not that then phone. Aren't you a themer/dev?
I'll be expecting part of your donations if you want to talk to me like that.

_Burst_ said:
Lol. You want me to spoon feed you everything?
I think the png is in the dialer apk. If not that then phone. Aren't you a themer/dev?
I'll be expecting part of your donations if you want to talk to me like that.
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So, "spoon feeding" is giving an answer that isn't halfassed? As in, why even say it's a png (which is obvious, since it isn't text) if you're not going to say where it's at?
Thank you though. Found it a while ago (Thanks RIPTIDE9), and probably should've edited the post.
And sure, u can have all of my current donations (paypals a whoppin' $0 to ur account)
Anyways, I'm a themer, but this is also my first theme, and it's not even done yet, so, I'm learning as I go. Your help in this thread is awesome and really appreciated.
Now, here's a doozy:
What xml in the phone apk do I edit to govern how the dialer text colors are in THERE? Bc, it's the dialer pad buttons are still default colors during calls.

I don't know. Nice catch though. Gonna have to look into that.

[Q] theming swype?

Aight, been looking around the boards and well all i can find is themes for WVGA rather then HVGA. So can anyone point me in the right direction to creating some and is it possible to just resize the wvga to the hvga size? Using 7-zip and a paint shop or similar photo editor?
IF so does the apk have to be resigned? Read a mixture of threads saying yes and saying no..
Any help or links would be nice.

definitely resign the apk and as far as resizing that should work long as you place the new image inside the old one meant for the slide. but if your using the system(stock version) of swype then you shouldn't resign because i rmr reading somewhere signing system apps with test keys causes problems

Don't resign the .apk. just stick in ur rom update and reflash...
You don't wanna resize images man its not quite as easy as it sounds.
If you need help with theming Ill help you out, just lemme know what you need help with. Swype is, imo, one of the easiest .apks to theme...just edit the one that's already the correct resolution...
Oh btw if you reflash a full rom you may hafta wipe...I can't guarantee one way or the other but sometimes stuff gets messed up. I can help you make an update just for your swype so you can just flash that without needing to wipe....
-BMFC
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Ty both for the help I am so eager to learn but damn I keep failing.
Here's what I tried at first I resized all the pngs from the wvga theme and copied to hvga one that I found.
Tried signing and not signing also tried pushing and tried installing with astro. Tried putting the apk directly in rom without signing with 7 zip all with the same result swype failing.
I used apk tools and apk manager same result
Any pointers on what I may be doing wrong?
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twiztidnutzzzzz said:
Aight, been looking around the boards and well all i can find is themes for WVGA rather then HVGA. So can anyone point me in the right direction to creating some and is it possible to just resize the wvga to the hvga size? Using 7-zip and a paint shop or similar photo editor?
IF so does the apk have to be resigned? Read a mixture of threads saying yes and saying no..
Any help or links would be nice.
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I'm with you on this one. I found a sweet theme that would go with the look I'm trying to get on my phone, but its wvga and metamorph will only skin the glow and not the actual keys or anything. Here's a screen of what I want.
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And here is where I found the morph http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/62702-metamorph-themes-swype.html
I have another one that's similar but I can't remember where I found it.
I want to be able to change to black keys with green letters and green tracer.
I am so lost, lol.
Edit: Currently using swype 2.4

twiztidnutzzzzz said:
Ty both for the help I am so eager to learn but damn I keep failing.
Here's what I tried at first I resized all the pngs from the wvga theme and copied to hvga one that I found.
Tried signing and not signing also tried pushing and tried installing with astro. Tried putting the apk directly in rom without signing with 7 zip all with the same result swype failing.
I used apk tools and apk manager same result
Any pointers on what I may be doing wrong?
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What version of swype are you using? You need to find one that doesn't run out I wouldn't use the one that came with the phone.
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im looking to get a black one kinda like the stock look

Identify this framework file

So i was modifying my framework-res and and upon replacing it, i came upon this problem. I cannot figure out which file it is causing the text field to look like this. as far as i can tell, this only happens in the contacts fields as shown in the screenshot but it may be happening in other fields as well.
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i've attached the files im having problems with. maybe someone can help me change these from hdpi to mdpi. i tried resizing them by reducing to 66% and using themeporter but it didnt work

lilshortwun said:
So i was modifying my framework-res and and upon replacing it, i came upon this problem. I cannot figure out which file it is causing the text field to look like this. as far as i can tell, this only happens in the contacts fields as shown in the screenshot but it may be happening in other fields as well.
edit: nvm i think i found it. it must be the textfield.9.png files. it seems that it didn't resize correctly
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Yeah 9patches are a pain in the ass. Why were you trying to resize them anyway?
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i wanted a new theme so i'm trying to port the one from the samsung fascinate. everything i wanted turned out good except this textfield 9patch. I've tried everything but it doesn't turn out correctly. any advice for me?
so far, i've replaced the default textfield 9patches so the above screenshot should be looking fine. But i'm having problems with the textfield_selected.9.png and textfield_press.9.png. i've tried the hdpi to mdpi using themeporter and one other program but it produced the same results as resizing it.

lilshortwun said:
i wanted a new theme so i'm trying to port the one from the samsung fascinate. everything i wanted turned out good except this textfield 9patch. I've tried everything but it doesn't turn out correctly. any advice for me?
so far, i've replaced the default textfield 9patches so the above screenshot should be looking fine. But i'm having problems with the textfield_selected.9.png and textfield_press.9.png. i've tried the hdpi to mdpi using themeporter and one other program but it produced the same results as resizing it.
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It doesn't look any different from the stock textfields, why not just keep the stock ones?
Yeah if you try to screw with/resize 9patches in any way it tends to screw them up. The 9patch data isn't visible after the APK is compiled, so you have to decompile both APKs, which will make the 1 pixel wide black markers on the border of the 9patch visible. THEN resize/port/do whatever to it, then save it and make sure that the black markers are still on the outside then recompile the APK that you will be using in the end. IE, decompile both, edit and copy over what you need from the fascinate APK to the slide APK and then recompile. I use apktool to decompile and recompile, and apkmanager to sign it.

MusicMan374 said:
It doesn't look any different from the stock textfields, why not just keep the stock ones?
Yeah if you try to screw with/resize 9patches in any way it tends to screw them up. The 9patch data isn't visible after the APK is compiled, so you have to decompile both APKs, which will make the 1 pixel wide black markers on the border of the 9patch visible. THEN resize/port/do whatever to it, then save it and make sure that the black markers are still on the outside then recompile the APK that you will be using in the end. IE, decompile both, edit and copy over what you need from the fascinate APK to the slide APK and then recompile. I use apktool to decompile and recompile, and apkmanager to sign it.
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ok ill give it a try. yeah the default textfields look the same but when you press it, it highlights a bluish color which goes with the rest of the theme that's why i wanted to do it.
edit: That was it! Thanks man. I had to decompile before i can resize. It's working perfectly now

lilshortwun said:
ok ill give it a try. yeah the default textfields look the same but when you press it, it highlights a bluish color which goes with the rest of the theme that's why i wanted to do it.
edit: That was it! Thanks man. I had to decompile before i can resize. It's working perfectly now
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Awesome! Glad it worked.
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[REQ]Transparent Rosie Dock

I tired to decomplie Rosie.apk and looked for the Dock but couldn't find it. Not sure if it's under com.htc.resource.apk. If someone can help me out I would greatly appreciate it. I had Sony before it's under easier in that one. Not sure how to do it in HTC.
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I tried this guide
[GUIDE] ALL ABOUT ROSIE - The comprehensive guide to Rosie modding
I used the m.10 editor but by some reason I couldn't edit rosie_navbar.m10. In editor it's not showing
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This portion it's just blank.
Any help is greatly appreciated

ShyamSasi said:
I tired to decomplie Rosie.apk and looked for the Dock but couldn't find it. Not sure if it's under com.htc.resource.apk. If someone can help me out I would greatly appreciate it. I had Sony before it's under easier in that one. Not sure how to do it in HTC.
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The image is in fusion.apk and currently there is no tool avalible to decode the images properly. So A work around we used on gingerbread was to decompile rosie/ rosie_navbar.m10 and just make all the dock images transparent by changing there visibility. But once Again, there is no tool avalible right now that can decode the m10 file. So I think were stuck with a stock looking dock. I also noticed that the navbar image is in the different skins. Might want to look in one of them for getting that dock nice and clear

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The image is in fusion.apk and currently there is no tool avalible to decode the images properly. So A work around we used on gingerbread was to decompile rosie/ rosie_navbar.m10 and just make all the dock images transparent by changing there visibility. But once Again, there is no tool avalible right now that can decode the m10 file. So I think were stuck with a stock looking dock. I also noticed that the navbar image is in the different skins. Might want to look in one of them for getting that dock nice and clear
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Thanks. Wow i didn't realize theme is so hard with HTC. I guess it's better to wait for someone to customize it. I'm kind of a transparent freak

+1 request
can we remod htc sense control (checkbox, radiobox, progess bar, button...) as pure stock ICS theme?

I've been very used to Transparent Rosie, especially with CoreDroid, that I really "'dislike'' the One X Rosie look at present. But that is the only way to keep on using Sense.
As a user, not a Modder or Developer, I get around using Apex Launcher which again is a sacrifice not to use Sense features. Of course, it'll definitely come here in XDA, eventually.

Seems like there is a way to enable Transparent Dock by editing some smali anyone care to share it how? I know one of the ROM has it but it would be nice to use it on other ROMs as well.
TIA

in Pkmn there is an option for trans nav bar
or lack there of a nav bar bg

ShyamSasi said:
Seems like there is a way to enable Transparent Dock by editing some smali anyone care to share it how? I know one of the ROM has it but it would be nice to use it on other ROMs as well.
TIA
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i would of share it if i knew how... really not that simple, smali files are not png's and are so difficult to understand , believe me...
themers just hope that one day M10 or M20 will see the light and that we can finally make some skin's... and some cool stuff's...

Thanks Dougi! I have a little experience editing smali to tweak the Framework.jar, service.jar but that was with the help of a tutorial. Let's hope they can release the tool to edit those m10 files.

im interested in this as well, so i went looking...
fxnavbar.smali might be the place to look smali\com\htc\android\rosie\home\fxcontrol is where it is located, i cannot test anything as i am having trouble recompiling ...

Message Bubbles

I was able to decompile and recompile the Message.apk using the GUI APK tool here and some help from the members
My spacing is a little off with the text being too much on the left and not enough space inbetween the outgoing messages and the incoming messages. You will see what I mean.
I plan to making this work for all the colors they offer and hopefully being able to change some in the process. Not sure how to change the font colors yet. The background seems easy enough.
Any help on how to make this balance out would be great. I think its something about editing 9png?
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Once again any help would be greatly appreciated!

Good, if you need help, write me

Guich said:
Good, if you need help, write me
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Of course I need help haha
Now need to figure out where the text colors are stored too. Anyone?
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mrmomoman said:
Of course I need help haha
Now need to figure out where the text colors are stored too. Anyone?
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Color text is in:
Code:
res/values/colors.xml
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I've edited this , but now i'm searching the string for the dimension of bubble

Getting closer. the spacing is almost there. A little more.
Thanks for the color location.
Funny this is the first time I really like the stock messagjng client.
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Isn't it controlled by the black bars in the 9.png file? I am using gimp now to figure out the spacing.
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The dimensions of bubble is setted by a string i suppose...

did you edit the bubbles labeled me or did you copy and rename the ones labeled other?
if edited did you make the 9patch match what is on the ones labeled other?as well as size?

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did you edit the bubbles labeled me or did you copy and rename the ones labeled other?
if edited did you make the 9patch match what is on the ones labeled other?as well as size?
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I renamed the bubble like original .9.png icons.
But the dimensions are the same of left bubble.
Theoretically the dimensions are regolated from an xml like dimens.xml, i tried to edit it, but i have error in compiling new apk

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did you edit the bubbles labeled me or did you copy and rename the ones labeled other?
if edited did you make the 9patch match what is on the ones labeled other?as well as size?
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I copied the white box 9.png to renamed it to the blue theme which is the 01.9.png one and that's how I got the white box. I was able to get it to work as in the screen shot but the spacing is not the same since the original one for the outgoing text was never auto-sized. it was a line over it and space below. But the text was always carried out to the left end and the spacing seems to be fixed.
My thought is if I copied the 9.png white box and its originally set (black bars in the 9.png ) to be on the left side then I need to flip it horizontally and vertically to get it to match the other side right?
Does that make sense?
I haven't tried that yet but I think I will.

Makes sense but probably wont work, you can try to edit the 9 in draw9patch is in android sdk tools to extend the 9patch up the left side and across the top. I'll look into the text spacing when i have a few free minutes
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